ISLAM
Explain the 5 pillars of Islam
What is the medina?
The city inside the wall
Who are the emirs?
The provincial governors
Name of the last Visigoth king
don Rodrigo
What is the capital of Al-Andalus?
Cordoba
What is the sacred book of Islam?
Type of arch characteristic of Islamic art
Horseshoe arch, trilobed, multi-lobed
What is the name of the battle in which the Christians manage to stop the Muslims for the first time?
Covadonga, 722
What are taifas?
Independent muslim kingdoms
What was the name of the last Nasrid sultan?
Name three crops that were introduced by the muslims
Rice, sugar cane, saffron, citrus fruits, artichokes, eggplants...
What is the Hégira and in what year does it occur?
Muhammad's escape from Mecca to Medina, 622
What are parias?
Taxes in exchange for not being attacked
Who are the muladís?
Christians converted to Islam
What three types of decorations are used in Islamic art?
Name of the 3 caliphates that emerged after the death of Muhammad
Orthodox, Umayyad and Abbasid
What are the coins used by Muslims called?
What happens in 929?
Caliphate of Cordoba starts
What happens in 756?
Independent emirate starts
Which kings conquer Granada and when?
The catholic Monarchs, 1492
Name of the sanctuary located in Mecca where the black stone is located
Kaaba
Who are the Kadís?
The judges
What is the name of the Muslim militar who begins the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula?
Tarik
Who looted Santiago de Compostela and Barcelona?
Almanzor
Who was defeated in the battle of Navas de Tolosa and when?
The Almohads, 1212